Federica Garoglio Garoglio itibaren Texas itibaren Texas

A bit too many characters; Tony wasn't developed enough. Author could have gone much deeper into his past and his relationship with Andrée. The characters were like shadows to me; they felt real but I could hardly see them or understand their actions, except for Gisèle; I really felt for her.

I had high expectations from this author - everyone says how John Grisham's writing is amazing, and since he had a young adult series, I decided to pick it up. It was nothing special, but maybe I shouldn't have expected anything special in the first place. This was a four star book, I suppose, but this author could've achieved five star from what I hear. High expectations always set up for a great downfall. I do think his storytelling skills are good. He sets up the setting well, and introduces the characters naturally. We learn more about them at the right time, and we always know the necessary knowledge when we need it. Also, it's not all a huge paragraph before the character - little tidbits are placed in natural and appropriate times. He writes well, I guess, but it's more of an entertainment reading style. Which didn't work out well, since his story was the problem. It was obvious what was going to happen the entire time. No dramatic or genius interventions - nothing really creative. Theo is thirteen years old (a fact which is stressed multiple times), and can't do much. We know that, but usually the character can get around this fact to accomplish something. Theo doesn't - he keeps by his limits. It's all fine and dandy for a nice moral, but we want something interesting to read! The ending is a bit of a let down. Instead of a climax, we only get an anticlimax. It builds up for a good ending, then nothing. This is a good book to start with if you want to ease into the lawyer adventures, since it does explain a lot about the judicial system. For those out there who've read a great many lawyer books, don't try this one. It's not really that worth it.

Enjoyed the series....definitely a good read. Great writer!

Do all books end in happily? Is that what readers want? Sometimes it feels like you are reading reality but I always feel that the happy ending is too easy. However, despite the fact this book ends happily, it was not an easy happy ending. Forman does an excellent job of giving visual to the written word of pain and suffering. Middle school appropriate